Suspicious of the Filipino Social Virtue of Fortitude

• Main Author: Nalupta, Monica Jalandoni
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2016
• Subjects: Filipino fortitude; resilience; passivity; injustice
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/paha/vol6/iss1/4; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/paha/article/1180/viewcontent/PAHA_206.1_204_20Article_20__20Nalupta.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This article argues that virtue takes on a particular color or texture in specific social contexts. In the case of the Filipino context, the virtue of fortitude is Thomistic. Second, it will argue that it is necessary to engage in a social-ethical critique of social virtue, arguing that since the Ph...